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Ailish Tynan
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A British Voice: The Royal College of Music’s Cornucopia of English Song

Ailish Tynan soprano; Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan tenor; Ashley Riches bass-baritone; Anna Tilbrook piano; Natasha Loges speaker

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Date
Sat 08 Nov 2025, 4.30pm
Tickets
£18 (concessions £16)
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 9 April at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Wednesday 23 April.

Artists

  • Ailish Tynansoprano
  • Kitty Whatelymezzo-soprano
  • Nicholas Phantenor
  • Ashley Richesbass-baritone
  • Anna Tilbrookpiano
  • Natasha Logesspeaker

Programme

Overview

A recital with conversation led by Natasha Loges, exploring the staggering wealth of English song composers coming through the Royal College of Music (RCM) in the early part of the 20th Century, and the strive to find a national musical voice to match that of Germany and Austria.

Rebecca Clarke became the first woman to study composition with Charles Villiers Stanford at the RCM in 1907. Stanford’s legacy as teacher runs throughout this programme of works by eight of his pupils, including George Butterworth, destined to die while on active service in 1916, and Muriel Herbert, lifted from family poverty in Liverpool by a scholarship to study at the RCM.

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